RPC VII.2, 3370

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3370
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 241
Obverse inscription [ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ] ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡ ΚΑΙ Β Ν, ΕΤ Δ
Edition Μητρ(οπόλεως) Και(σαρίας) β ν(εωκοροῦ) ἔτ(ους) δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, twice neocorate, year 4
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing view of Mount Argaeus crowned by wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.16 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow 896; Bland 1996, 167
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Lindgren I, 1727B = Bland 1996, 167.1
2 2     ✸ Henseler 1411C = Demos Auctions EA 15, 13 Jan. 2023, lot 773